Lakeland, Fla. — Carlos Guillen, the former Tiger and current general manager of Team Venezuela, was watching his players going through their paces Saturday on the back fields at Tigertown when the conversation turned to Bruce Rondon, who may be his closer in the WBC.
“He needs to use his change-up,” Guillen said. “It’s the toughest pitch to hit in the game. You got a good change-up, you pitch a long time. Look at Johan Santana, Fernando Rodney, Francisco Rodriguez.
“A change-up would be a good pitch for Rondon.”
Rondon is a step ahead of him.